Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures. A statement of unspeakable value: expressing, on the one hand, Christ's immediate access to the human spirit and absolute power over it, to the adjustment of its vision, and its permanent rectification for spiritual discernment; and, on the other hand, showing that the apostolic manner of interpreting the Old Testament, in the Acts and Epistles, has the direct sanction of Christ Himself.